Posts by Shekinah Benitez
SUGPAT monitors Power for Youth initiatives through community field visits in Zambo del Norte
After almost three years of implementing the Power for Youth Project in Zamboanga del Norte, the SUGPAT Program of Ateneo de Zamboanga University, implementing partner in the Power for Youth Project of UNICEF and ING, visited the province to monitor and document how the Power for Youth initiatives for the Alternative Learning System (ALS) are…
Read MoreALS implementers complete specialized trainings under Power for Youth Project
After a 9-month journey on specialized and needs-based trainings for Alternative Learning System (ALS) implementers, 57 ALS implementers from Zamboanga del Norte completed series of trainings under the Power for Youth Project. Last December 9, 2021, 28 ALS teachers completed the “GoALS Program: A Capacity Development Program on Instructional Materials Development and Action Research”, while…
Read MoreSUGPAT handovers ZNYDA Strategic Plan to Zambo del Norte Governor Uy
Last August 12, on International Youth Day, The SUGPAT Program handovers the “Zamboanga del Norte Youth Development Alliance (ZNYDA) Comprehensive Strategic Plan for 2021-2022” to Zamboanga del Norte Governor Roberto Uy. The comprehensive strategic plan is the product of the ZNYDA members’ planning and strategizing for the past year since the alliance was officially established.…
Read MoreIYD 2021 spotlights youth innovations in transforming food systems
“I realized that even a small child can actually propose solutions to the pressing problems of our society, one of which is food security,” Muneer Hinay said, talking about his then 9-year-old daughter’s idea to replenish their school garden, which eventually led to them starting an initiative that educates the youth on the importance and…
Read MoreQ&A with our ELMC Fellow, Ms. Rorich Saura
The Educational Leadership and Management Course (ELMC) is a 7-month program for the Department of Education Region IX’s ALS Supervisors, the Schools Division ALS Focal Persons and Education Program Specialists for ALS (EPSA). One of the fellows, Ms. Rorich Saura, Education Program Specialist for ALS shares with us her experience in the course. As an…
Read MoreZamboanga del Norte ALS learners participate in entrepreneurship program
Edna Duhaylungsod, an ALS learner from Zamboanga del Norte, started her own business with 70 pesos. Through an online training she participated in, Edna was equipped with new business strategies to grow her business. Aiming to capacitate ALS learners to start their own businesses, a training entitled “Maayong Pagnegosyo (MAPA): Youth Empowerment Through Entrepreneurship Program”…
Read MoreGoALS fellows halfway through Action Research Program, ALS teachers develop instructional materials development
To respond to the need of the Department of Education’s drive to improve the quality of teaching, ING and UNICEF Philippines, in partnership with Ateneo de Zamboanga University’s (ADZU) The SUGPAT Program, designed the GoALS Program, a capacity development program for Alternative Learning System (ALS) teachers on instructional materials development and action research. Four months…
Read MoreYouth Development Alliance Updates: ZNYDA co-organizes MAPA Program, Northern Samar partners meet for target setting
The Zamboanga del Norte Youth Development Alliance (ZNYDA) along with other implementing partners People Systems Consultancy, ING, UNICEF Philippines, and Ateneo de Zamboanga University’s The SUGPAT Program, organizes the Maayong Pagnegosyo (MAPA) Program. The ZNYDA, through the efforts of the Department of Education Zamboanga del Norte Division, identified the ALS learners who took part in…
Read MoreZNYDA Update: Members join forces in strategic action planning, enhancement of ZNYDA strategic plan
The Zamboanga del Norte Youth Development Alliance Strategic Planning, which was a 7-month journey for its members, finally wrapped up with an enhanced ZNYDA Action Plan. On March 18, the ZNYDA members met for the third phase of the strategic planning. A total of 19 representatives from different government agencies, youth organizations, and non-government organizations…
Read MoreFocal persons and education program specialists for ALS undergo first 2 modules of ELMC
Aiming to assimilate concepts and principles for effective supervision that help improve the quality of teaching and learning in the Alternative Learning System (ALS), the Educational Leadership and Management Course (ELMC) launched last March 22. The course welcomed eight (8) ALS Focal Persons and 22 Education Program Specialists for ALS (EPSA) in Zamboanga Peninsula to…
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